PSYC Exam 4

Which of the following is MOST typical of the vision-related issues faced by middle-aged persons?

Difficulty viewing close objects

Crystallized intelligence

an individual's accumulated information and verbal skills.

Middle-aged adults feel they have less control over their:

children

Sensitivity to _____ sounds usually declines first among _____.

high-pitched; men

What percentage of the U.S. population is older than 65 years?

12 percent

Compared to early middle age, which of the following BEST describes late middle age for many?

Losses may begin to outnumber gains.

Which of the following BEST explains why middle adulthood comes later and lasts longer now than in the early 1900s?

People today have healthier lifestyles than people in the early 1900s.

Questions such as, "To which age group do you belong?" and "How old do you feel?" reflect the concept of:

age identity.

Erikson proposed that middle-aged adults face a significant issue which he termed:

generativity versus stagnation